CZF 2016 Info: directions & grub!

This resource is broken up by location in the order they occur during the weekend of Chicago Zine Fest 2016. We recommend traveling by public transportation or carpooling. All locations are easily accessible by bus and train; plus, it’s good for the environment, a great way to see the city, and you’re supporting the city’s mass-transit infrastructure.

Chicago is set up mainly as a grid. Directions here are usually given in cardinal directions. Street numbers run up from zero in each direction starting at Madison and State in the Loop. Every 800 is a mile. So, for example, Halsted (which is 800 W) is 1 mile west of State Street. Every address that is 800 W will be at the intersection of that street and Halsted.

By Public Transit
Workshop Chicago is two blocks northeast of the Chicago Avenue Blue Line L stop. There are also a number of buses that stop nearby: the location is one block from the #66 Austin bus, two blocks from the #56 Milwaukee bus, and two blocks from the #8 Halsted bus.

By Car
From I-90/94 take exit 49A for Division Street, turn left onto W Division St, take a quick right onto N Elston Ave, turn left onto W Fry St, turn left onto N Ogden Ave, which then becomes W Chestnut St. Workshop Chicago is inside the six-story brick building on your right.

Nearby Restaurants (descriptions from Google maps)

The Silver Palm, 768 N Milwaukee Ave: dive bar in the front, in the back it’s an eatery serving sizable portions of American grub, wine & beer in a 1947 railroad dining car

Saturday April 30th events take place at Plumbers Union Hall

By Public Transit
Plumbers Union Hall is located 0.4 miles southeast of the Ashland-Lake Green & Pink Line L stop and 0.5 miles north of the Racine Blue Line L stop. The #20 Madison bus stops within one block of the Hall and the #9 Ashland bus stops within three blocks of the Hall.

By Car
From I-90/94 take exit 50A toward Ogden Ave. Continue onto N Racine Ave, keep right to continue onto N Ogden Ave. Turn left on W Washington Blvd, Plumbers Union Hall will be on the left. For more detailed directions, visit the Plumbers Union website.

There is a free parking lot available behind the Plumbers Union building with space for 275 cars. There is also limited free street parking available.

Food OptionsHalfwit Coffee will be offering free coffee on the balcony while supplies last. Baked goods will be available for sale on the balcony (courtesy the Student Association of Medical Artists from the UIC Biomedical Visualization program) from 11 am-2 pm. Food trucks will be available in the parking lot: La Cocina (Mexican food) from 11-2 pm, and Ste Martaen (soul vegetarian/vegan friendly) from 2-5 pm.